August 7, 1979 (Tuesday)

From running log:
Ran about 3 miles at 7:30 pace on sand road. Alone. Both knees sore. Aggravating. I've been taking vitamins lately in an effort to stay healthy for once. Old Fashioned Day 5 mile road race tomorrow. Hope to at least place in my age group.

30 years later:
My last run "up north", before heading back to Baraboo for Old Fashioned Day, which is a Baraboo tradition. I'm not even sure how it got its name or got started, but it has long been a day of sidewalk sales, various antique flea markets, and games/demos in downtown Baraboo with the streets closed for pedestrian use. For several years it also included a 5 mile road race, run from downtown out toward Devil's Lake and back. As high schoolers, we considered this a kind of territorial contest. Most small towns in the area also had their one road race each summer, and we local runners would show up to compete against the same opponents we'd face during the track and cross country seasons, in a battle for off-season bragging rights.

I don't think there is a race affiliated with this summer revelry anymore. In essence, it was replaced by the Haslanger Classic, a race that Todd Coolidge and I initiated in the early 80s as a tough 10 miler, and that still lives on today as a 5k/10k, supporting the BHS cross country program (the race was just run this past weekend, but I can't find a website for the race or its results - anyone help me out?).